Update 12/28/09: Release 1.5 is now available and has been migrated to Visual Studio 2010 Beta and Silverlight 3. We have removed the web part project from the solution, since the solution is now a Visual Studio 2010 solution targeting SharePoint 2010 Beta, which includes and OOB Silverlight Web Part. You should note that the OOB Silverlight Web Part in SharePoint 2010 Beta sets WindowlessMode = true. This is not a problem unless you are interested in the multi-touch features in this solution and then you will need to edit the page in SharePoint Designer and set WindowlessMode="false" on the SilverlightWebPart control as this property is not configurable through the parts tool menu.
This sample demonstrates how a Silverlight User Experience can be used to effectively display and work with SharePoint content and increase productivity of information worker. This sample includes:
- Silverlight API for SharePoint - a Silverlight .NET library exposing a subset of SharePoint Web Services via structured easy-to-use API
- Sample Web Part with Silverlight object using Silverlight API for SharePoint to expose contents of lists and document libraries
- Three sample views hosted in Sample Web Part:
- Explorer View - similar to file explorer with navigation in a Tree View and preview and property display in a pane on the bottom
- List View - multi-column view with each cell representing one item and preview, editing and basic operations done in-place
- Slide View - Slide show view of the content. Navigate through content in a document library through preview images
- Documentation on API and setup instructions (please see the release download)
Figure 1. SharePoint SilverView in List View mode
Figure 2. SharePoint SilverView in Explorer View mode in full screen
Figure 3. SharePoint SilverView in Slide View mode
Prerequisites for the 1.1 and earlier releases
Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2008
The following is also required:
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (Basic installation only), or any product built on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, such as Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
Visual Studio 2008 (Standard Edition, Professional Edition, or Team System)
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2008 Extensions, Version 1.2Silverlight 2.0 SDKMicrosoft Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 SP1
Prerequisites for 1.5
SharePoint Foundation 2010 Beta or SharePoint 2010 Beta
Visual Studio 2010 Beta